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Mahesha SubramaniamunlockedChris: together at INSEAD (2017–2018)
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Chris: together at University of Alberta
About
Chris Edwards works in fund operations and portfolio management at Tall Grass Ventures, working with prospective founders and evaluating investment risk and upside. He has 20 years of professional experience, earlier focused on deploying capital into oil and gas projects in Canada and abroad, M&A evaluations, and managing multinational teams, and has more recently worked as an independent investor doing deal sourcing and investment analysis within angel syndicates and other venture funds. His international work led him to transition into agriculture and agri-food innovation.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AgTechFoodTech
Experience
- Tall Grass VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2021 — presentCalgary, Alberta, Canada
- Beuvray Ventures Corp.Investor - Advisorcurrent2020 — presentCanada
- Vermilion EnergyAsset Manager - Netherlands Business Unit2019 — 2020The Randstad, Netherlands
- Vermilion EnergyAsset Team Manager - Paris Basin2015 — 2018St Mery, France
- Vermilion EnergyTeam Lead Engineering - Paris Basin2013 — 2015St Mery, France
- Vermilion EnergyExploitation Engineer2012 — 2013Parentis en Born, France
- Legacy Oil and GasExploitation Engineer2010 — 2012
- Fairborne Energy Ltd.Area Engineer2008 — 2010
- Grand Banks Energy Corp.Operations Engineer2007 — 2008Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
- Harvest Energy TrustExploitation Engineer2004 — 2007Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Business Strategy2Sustainable Development1Project Management6Corporate FinanceMarketing StrategyCustomer ExperienceBusiness DevelopmentFinanceMarketingStart-upsBusinessDigital Strategy
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Crisis ManagementLuxury GoodsBranding & Identitysustainability strategyProject EngineeringEntrepreneurshipEngineeringBrandingDecision-MakingStrategyStrategic PlanningStrategic ThinkingFrom Chris's professional profile.
Colleagues at Tall Grass Ventures
Brett McMickell
Advisor at Tall Grass Ventures
Chris Paterson
Venture Partner at Tall Grass Ventures
Connie Wiltshire
Executive Administrator at Tall Grass Ventures
David Sullivan
Venture Partner at Tall Grass Ventures
David Zoric
Venture Analyst at Tall Grass Ventures
Jon Ladd
Advisor at Tall Grass Ventures
Lori Ell
Advisor at Tall Grass Ventures
Marlise Hunter
Director of Platform at Tall Grass Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Edwards?
- Chris Edwards works in fund operations and portfolio management at Tall Grass Ventures, working with prospective founders and evaluating investment risk and upside. He has 20 years of professional experience, earlier focused on deploying capital into oil and gas projects in Canada and abroad, M&A evaluations, and managing multinational teams, and has more recently worked as an independent investor doing deal sourcing and investment analysis within angel syndicates and other venture funds. His international work led him to transition into agriculture and agri-food innovation.
- Where does Chris Edwards work?
- Chris Edwards is Pathfinder at Tall Grass Ventures.
- What does Chris Edwards invest in?
- Chris Edwards invests in AgTech, FoodTech.
- Where did Chris Edwards go to school?
- Chris Edwards studied at IMD (Executive MBA with Honours); INSEAD (Certificate in Global Management); University of Alberta (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Petroleum Engineering).
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Also attended IMD274
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Also attended INSEAD1,221
Alexandre ProtCo-founder & CEO of QontoSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoPatrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended University of Alberta185
Rohit SharmaInvestor at True VenturesTrish HendersonAdvisor at Tall Grass VenturesMurray RodeGeneral Partner at Bow CapitalRaymond BowerPortfolio Manager, Synergy Fund at Sofinnova VenturesSola CarrenaManaging Director, PE Team at Helios Digital VenturesMichaelAngel investor in disruptive cyber security companies and founder of StoneMill Ventures
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